love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12499
 | | 11/21/2002 6:42 PM |
| Question: My brother bought a new house. And, of course, he has to move a lot of our Wine from his Cellar. He is just Moving from 1 end of the town to the next. So, it is Not that bad. BUT, if people have opinions/options on the "Best/Easiest" way to move these, it would be appreciated.
The only way I can think of it is to pack everything back into the Wine Boxes & take them 1-by-1 from the Cellar to the Car & from the Car to the Basement of the new house. You see where I am going with this. It will NOT be easy on the lower back & all. And, it will take a LOT of Time. We are talking about a lot of Wine here. A lot.
Any "other" suggestions? Thank You. | | | |
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Blair Ridley
Wine Labeler
Posts:3980
| | 11/21/2002 6:44 PM |
| There are only two real options with moving:
1) do it yourself (which sucks)
2) pay someone else to do it
I think the only other option your brother has is to look up a wine moving specialist (yellow pages). Their rates may not seem out of this world especially since the move is "in town."
Matt DeBord from WS wrote an article on this I believe... | | | |
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Joseph Bembry
Wine Lover
Posts:4876
| | 11/21/2002 6:48 PM |
| I will be moving also soon. Fortunately, I only have some 13-15 cases to move so it won't be that bad. I actually have packed 5 cases last night and will be putting them in my car to take to my mother's basement. The temp there is perfect right now. We start new house shopping in the March. I'll leave all my wine at my Mom's until then. I still need more boxes. Anyone know where I can buy case boxes? Not like the Fetzer kind, but the one's you get when you get your mailing list wines shipped to you.
jb | | | |
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Bradley Molzen
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Lover
Posts:4991
| | 11/21/2002 6:55 PM |
| I have about 8 or so boxes for wines... just the cardboard type I could give away to anyone.
Maybe only 6 now that I think about it. Let me know if anyone needs them. I always throw em out eventually anyway.
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If you drink wine, you get smarter.... | |
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Seek
Upstate NY
Wine Thief
Posts:2772
| | 11/21/2002 6:59 PM |
| I helped my stepfather move his cellar back in 1997 all 2000 +/- bottles of it. We moved all of it out of one cellar case by case with four people (chain gang) into one of those little U-haul trucks (10ft I believe) and drove it ourselves to Rochester 220 miles away. I personally would only trust myself and those I know for this type of move. If it was going across country that might be consideration to hire a moving company. Across town, you might just want to get 3 or 4 friends, get one of the local $19.99 U-hauls, and blow through that move in a few hours.  By the end you will really want a nice big wine. | | | |
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Blair Ridley
Wine Labeler
Posts:3980
| | 11/21/2002 7:06 PM |
| I agree Seek1.
lcc - Here's my advice. Price out the moving company. Then, hire a few buddies to assist in the move and offer them some sort of compensation. You use people you trust, the wine stays safe and gets moved, and your friends do a good deed and get paid for it. Everyone wins in the end.
I'll help for a bottle or two of Harlan Estate! | | | |
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Seek
Upstate NY
Wine Thief
Posts:2772
| | 11/21/2002 7:09 PM |
| LCC you did say you have some Harlan Estate, right?
Understand where I am going with this? | | | |
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Mick Zack
Grape Fermenter
Posts:601
| | 11/21/2002 7:13 PM |
| | I agree with Seek and STW. I hired a couple buddies when I moved to PA and it worked out great. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12499
| | 11/21/2002 7:51 PM |
| Thank You. This is what we have been considering also.
And, No. I do NOT trust Movers (with WINE). I moved 3 years ago. New furniture, @ all. The guys were recommended. They did a pretty good job. But, screws were lost. Some stuff was banged up. Etc..., so NO.
I was afraid of that. A lot of work ahead of us.
And, yes, we have some guys that drink enough of our Wine(s).
And, NO, seek1. Will take care of it...  | | | |
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Bradley Molzen
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Lover
Posts:4991
| | 11/21/2002 8:36 PM |
| | I'll help you. I work for wine and pizza. | |
If you drink wine, you get smarter.... | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12499
| | 11/21/2002 8:45 PM |
| Pizza, Yes. Wine, NO. | | | |
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GATC
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2420
| | 11/21/2002 8:55 PM |
| This is my first post, so I hope I'm doing it right.
I moved around 600 bottles that I had in 2 rental storage places to my new house and cellar. My son and I moved it all in our van. It took 2 trips and it can be hard on your back, but I would not trust movers with my wine. I used a luggage carrier which held 3 cases at a time - this helped a lot. If you are moving a lot, a hand truck would do the same, but be steadier. | | | |
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Joseph Bembry
Wine Lover
Posts:4876
| | 11/21/2002 8:56 PM |
| Cmon, LCC. These guys are willing to sling cases all day and you won't even offer up some Landmark or Martinelli? 
jb | | | |
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Joseph Bembry
Wine Lover
Posts:4876
| | 11/21/2002 8:58 PM |
| You did it right. Welcome, GATC. 
jb | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:11169
| | 11/21/2002 9:02 PM |
| | Please excuse this off-topic post, but I can't access the forums. I stumbled in here by clicking on the thread one of you was reading as shown in Who's On. Nice looking site. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12499
| | 11/21/2002 9:06 PM |
| Yes, GATC. That is what we are going to do. You gotta do what you gotta do, I guess.
j.b.: Anytime. Anytime. You know that my Cellar is OPEN to everyone. Well, almost everyone.
P.S.: GATC, did you get my Forum EMail to you?
P.S.2: I sent Board-O a message. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 11/23/2002 9:27 PM |
| If it were a longer haul, I would look into a wine mover that has temperature controlled trucks. Since it is only across town, do it yourself. Get people who will work for wine.....  | |
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